September 21, 2015 at 4:59 AM (PT)

Condolences to family and friends of longtime COSTA-EAGLE News-Talk WCCM-A/SALEM, NH-LAWRENCE, MA host BRUCE ARNOLD, who died SATURDAY (9/19) at 76 in SALEM, MA, according to the BOSTON HERALD.

ARNOLD (real name ARNOLD SALVUCCI) hosted at WCCM since 1959, joining the station as Program Manager and morning host, becoming known as "The Voice of the MERRIMACK VALLEY." He cut back his hosting activities in recent years while battling emphysema; he was inducted into the MASSACHUSETTS BROADCASTERS HALL OF FAME.